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Several events are happening in West Seattle to celebrate the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States

West 5 is celebrating inauguration day with Happy Hour all day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and $4 bloody Mary'…MORE

After our article "A Half-Century of Happiness for the Olsens," appeared in our West Seattle Herald 12-29-08 issue, an Olsen family member contacted us to point out the following inaccuracies.

Jerry Olsen, Ken and Donna's son, is an…MORE

With the holiday season behind us, gift giving is no longer the first thing on most peoples' minds. Unfortunately that means fewer donated items on the shelves of food banks this time of year.

Thanks to the Park West Skilled Nursing Center…MORE

Have you heard? Have you seen? Basketball referees are "whistling pink" in January.

Through January 24, basketball officials throughout King County will blow PINK WHISTLES at all high school, junior high, and middle school games. The goal…MORE

Jan. 18 at approximately 3:21 a.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of Southwest Dawson Street to a report that someone had just shot up a house.

The caller reported hearing several shots hitting his house and a car driving away from…MORE

Plans to develop an eight-story, 260-unit condo at the old Denny's site on the corner of Market and 15th has been put on hold due to recent economic troubles, according to a representative of the developers, Rhapsody Partners.

Louis…MORE

The Lafayette Elementary student council had a new idea this year while planning their annual food drive for the White Center Food Bank. They held a competition to see which class could collect the most items and kept track of the donations by…MORE

Neighborhood group Friends of Greenwood Park is hoping to receive funding to develop a long-term plan for four open plots along the eastern edge of the current Greenwood Park.

The group finalized their application for a Neighborhood…MORE

After more than 11 months behind bars, Glenn Proctor is going home.

Prosecutors in his upcoming murder trial, originally scheduled to begin this week, announced last Thursday that they believe they arrested the wrong man.

His…MORE

The Seattle City Council laid out its goals for 2009 under three overarching themes - fostering safe communities, fairly investing public resources and building a livable city.

A number of the 15 priorities set forward by the council at…MORE